The Drive-In

Larry took the kids to a drive-in movie up in Riverside tonight. When I was a kid, I only remember going to the drive-in. I think it was called Aero or Ace Drive-In and it was only a couple of miles from our house. I loved going to the drive-in with my mom and dad and Matt. My mom always brought along hot dogs with all the fixings. She had a tupperware thing made for hot dogs that had hot water that kept the hot dogs hot and the buns warm and soft. I remember a friend of mine saying she was going to a movie once and I was confused because it was the middle of the day and it wasn't dark yet. Even as a teenager, my brother Matt, our friend Dennis and I went to the drive-in all of the time, although I have to admit I barely made it through the first one before falling asleep. I have that problem still, no matter how good the movie, if I am sitting still in a darkened room, it's like the perfect sleeping aid. I am glad that Larry has a love for the drive-in and that he seeks them out to take our kids there. There are probably many kids their age who have never been to one and never will, and I think they are missing out.

My Baking Beauty

I made Abbie an apron the other day. So today when we made brownie cookies she put on her apron and her cooking hat. She loves to help cook, not to mention lick the beater clean!!

Starting off

I never had any interst in doing a blog before. I don't think there is enough going on here that would interest anyone. I also think the best blogs are witty and interesting, neither of which I feel I am for the most part. My day consists of changing diapers, washing dishes and making meals. However, I do have four kids 13, 11, 4 and 3 months old. They fascinate me and amaze me constantly. They say and do the unexpected. At times I can recall so much, but these days there is so much going on and I suffer from new mom brain, which means that my intelligence and memory levels are at an all time low (causing me to write without regard to grammar rules). I sometimes feel the need to pin my old report cards to my shirt to remind myself that at one time I was considered pretty smart and to show my kids that I sometimes know what I am talking about. Now to get back to my point, I recently went to my cousin's blog (Brian and Trisha). They live in Arizona and I am not able to keep up with them like I wish I could. I enjoyed looking over their blog and getting a taste of what was going on in their life and seeing pictures of their ever changing and growing kids. It made me feel like I knew their family better. So since I am rather horrible at emailing and keeping in touch with everyone, this might be a way to invite those interested in seeing what the Gratrix Clan is up to. Also, I have never been good at journaling or writing down my kids milestones, so this may be a way for me to do a bit of that. I promise all postings won't be long and rambly like this one and I hope you enjoy.